Darren Way is targeting a “high energy performance” as Yeovil Town prepare for their first home game of the season against Accrington Stanley.

The Glovers are looking to rebound in the league after a disastrous opening day performance saw them thrashed 8-2 at Luton Town.

Yeovil will not be in for an easy afternoon on their return to Huish Park, as they face an Accrington side who won their league opener against Colchester United last weekend before knocking Championship side Preston out of the Carabao Cup in midweek.

But Way is looking for a strong performance from his players in front of their home support.

The Yeovil manager said: “It’s not an easy game, but every game is winnable and we have to make sure that we show togetherness, make sure we put a good high energy performance in front of our home supporters with forward play and at the same time try and look to get points on the board.

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“That’s the most important thing now. We’ve got Accrington and we’ve got Forest Green and as a group we’ve got our individual goals, our team goals and it must be a real good positive performance to make sure we pick up points early.”

Yeovil have enjoyed a series of closely-fought matches with Stanley over the years. Both league matches between the two sides last season ended in 1-1 draws, while the Glovers and Accrington took one win apiece in the previous campaign.

Way is therefore well prepared for the challenge that Saturday’s opposition will pose.

He added: “They’re good technically, good on the ball, they try and play between lines.

“The full-backs get high and wide, the wingers like to try and get crosses into the box.

“They’ve got the boy [Kayden] Jackson up front who’s got a lot of power and a lot of pace so they’ll be looking to stretch in behind."

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“Every team’s got their own threats and we’ve just got to make sure we put in a performance that we feel is our game, which I’ve seen throughout pre-season, but unfortunately it went away from us on the opening day.”

Yeovil have a fully fit squad to choose from, with Bevis Mugabi having recovered well enough from an ankle injury to be named on the bench at Wolves in mid-week.